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ONCE AGAIN THE EXQUISITE COMPLEXITY of nature's life cycle stands on the brink of disruption, if not destruction, by man, the earth's self-proclaimed highest life form. Perhaps our inherent inquisitiveness, greed and dominance cause us to play the role of the great equalizer in the overall scheme of things. It's just unfortunate that all other life forms must always pay the price for "human nature." LAWRENCE DANIELS Riverdale, New York...
...badly damaging economies and shattering financial markets in both countries-the mutually assured destruction theory of trade warfare. Which is why, in Kantor's view, as related by sources in Washington, sanctions lose much of their value after being applied; the threat is the thing. So, poised on the brink of doomsday, Kantor settled for what he took to be Japan's best offer...
Retreating from the brink of apotentially devastating trade war,the U.S. and Japan reached a significant new agreement just twelve hours before a U.S.-imposedmidnight deadline."This agreement is specific. It is measurable," a jubilant President Clinton said in announcing the deal, which he called "a major breakthrough toward free-trade throughout the world." Japan will yield on the major sticking point of the negotiations by taking steps to open its markets to American auto manufacturers. Under the deal, Japanese companies say they will increase their purchases of American cars and auto parts by more than $9 billion over...
...students teeter on the brink of an increasingly competitive work-force and the Harvard campus grows more hostile towards affirmative action, it seems that "angry white male" syndrome may be descending upon a campus worried about job security and "getting ahead...
Broken homes are the common thread that binds the lives of drifters. An accident or an illness can push someone over the brink. Wes Moreland, living in a $125-a-week room at the El Rio Motel in Bullhead City since March, says his life fell apart after a near fatal car accident in 1984. A onetime maintenance man in Thornton, Colorado, he lost three years of work, 64 lbs., and "my wife felt I wasn't the handsome young man she married." Three years ago, after his wife divorced him and got their $140,000 home and custody...